Ebook: Institutional Economics in France and Germany: German Ordoliberalism versus the French Regulation School

German Ordoliberalism and French Regulation theory, two institutionalist theories born in different national contexts, show striking convergences and complementarities. Based on an original comparison, Institutional Economics in France and Germany analyses the basic concepts, the development and the present relevance of both schools, the way they deal with the crucial methodological issue of complexity and with transformation in post-socialist Europe. It underlines the specificity and fruitfulness of these European approaches to institutional economics, often unfortunately ignored in the English-language literature. Written by leading scholars, this book is a clear presentation of both theories, with numerous illustrations and in-depth analysis of recent research developments. This theoretical, methodological and thematic comparison raises central issues in the growing field of socioeconomic and institutionalist theory.

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German Ordoliberalism and French Regulation theory, two institutionalist theories born in different national contexts, show striking convergences and complementarities. Based on an original comparison, Institutional Economics in France and Germany analyses the basic concepts, the development and the present relevance of both schools, the way they deal with the crucial methodological issue of complexity and with transformation in post-socialist Europe. It underlines the specificity and fruitfulness of these European approaches to institutional economics, often unfortunately ignored in the English-language literature. Written by leading scholars, this book is a clear presentation of both theories, with numerous illustrations and in-depth analysis of recent research developments. This theoretical, methodological and thematic comparison raises central issues in the growing field of socioeconomic and institutionalist theory.

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German Ordoliberalism and French Regulation theory, two institutionalist theories born in different national contexts, show striking convergences and complementarities. Based on an original comparison, Institutional Economics in France and Germany analyses the basic concepts, the development and the present relevance of both schools, the way they deal with the crucial methodological issue of complexity and with transformation in post-socialist Europe. It underlines the specificity and fruitfulness of these European approaches to institutional economics, often unfortunately ignored in the English-language literature. Written by leading scholars, this book is a clear presentation of both theories, with numerous illustrations and in-depth analysis of recent research developments. This theoretical, methodological and thematic comparison raises central issues in the growing field of socioeconomic and institutionalist theory.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Birth and Growth of the Regulation School in the French Intellectual Context (1970–1986)....Pages 13-48
The Regulation Approach as a Theory of Capitalism: A New Derivation....Pages 49-92
German Contemporary Analyses of Economic Order: Standard Ordnungstheorie, Ordoliberalism and Ordnungs?konomik in Perspective....Pages 93-128
A Systemic Perception of Eucken’s Foundations of Economics....Pages 129-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
The Evolution of Ordoliberalism in the Light of the Ordo Yearbook: A Bibliometric Analysis....Pages 159-182
Hayek and Eucken on State and Market Economy....Pages 183-199
The Present Relevance of Ordnungstheorie for the Politics and the Economics of the Social Order....Pages 200-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Ordnungstheorie and Theory of Regulation Compared from the Standpoint of Complexity....Pages 247-271
How to Research Complex Systems: A Methodological Comparison of Ordoliberalism and Regulation Theory....Pages 272-301
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Regulation Theory and Post-Socialist Transformation....Pages 305-333
The Contribution of Neoliberal Ordnungstheorie to Transformation Policy....Pages 334-348
Ordnungstheorie and Theory of Regulation: How Productive Are They? A Virtual Panel Discussion....Pages 349-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-386

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German Ordoliberalism and French Regulation theory, two institutionalist theories born in different national contexts, show striking convergences and complementarities. Based on an original comparison, Institutional Economics in France and Germany analyses the basic concepts, the development and the present relevance of both schools, the way they deal with the crucial methodological issue of complexity and with transformation in post-socialist Europe. It underlines the specificity and fruitfulness of these European approaches to institutional economics, often unfortunately ignored in the English-language literature. Written by leading scholars, this book is a clear presentation of both theories, with numerous illustrations and in-depth analysis of recent research developments. This theoretical, methodological and thematic comparison raises central issues in the growing field of socioeconomic and institutionalist theory.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Birth and Growth of the Regulation School in the French Intellectual Context (1970–1986)....Pages 13-48
The Regulation Approach as a Theory of Capitalism: A New Derivation....Pages 49-92
German Contemporary Analyses of Economic Order: Standard Ordnungstheorie, Ordoliberalism and Ordnungs?konomik in Perspective....Pages 93-128
A Systemic Perception of Eucken’s Foundations of Economics....Pages 129-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
The Evolution of Ordoliberalism in the Light of the Ordo Yearbook: A Bibliometric Analysis....Pages 159-182
Hayek and Eucken on State and Market Economy....Pages 183-199
The Present Relevance of Ordnungstheorie for the Politics and the Economics of the Social Order....Pages 200-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Ordnungstheorie and Theory of Regulation Compared from the Standpoint of Complexity....Pages 247-271
How to Research Complex Systems: A Methodological Comparison of Ordoliberalism and Regulation Theory....Pages 272-301
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Regulation Theory and Post-Socialist Transformation....Pages 305-333
The Contribution of Neoliberal Ordnungstheorie to Transformation Policy....Pages 334-348
Ordnungstheorie and Theory of Regulation: How Productive Are They? A Virtual Panel Discussion....Pages 349-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-386
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